Dexcom · 3 days ago
Sr Staff Data Scientist
San Diego, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$164K/yr - $274K/yr
8+ years expDexcom Corporation is a pioneer and global leader in continuous glucose monitoring. As a Senior Staff Data Scientist, you will lead strategic commercial programs focused on Sales Operations and AI-driven initiatives, driving cross-functional projects that enhance operational efficiency and deliver actionable insights through advanced analytics.
DiabetesHealth DiagnosticsMedical DeviceSensor
Responsibilities
Lead complex, cross‑functional data science programs from discovery through production, aligning engineering, analytics, product, and compliance to deliver measurable business outcomes in medtech/biotech
Architect and evolve our cloud data stack (data lake/lakehouse, pipelines, CI/CD for analytics) with secure, compliant data operations and auditable lineage suitable for quality‑driven environments
Design, build, and productionize ML solutions (supervised classification/regression; unsupervised clustering/anomaly detection) using Python and Amazon SageMaker, with robust monitoring and model lifecycle management
Own AWS‑native development workflows leveraging Redshift, Lambda, and AWS CDK to create scalable, cost‑aware services that integrate cleanly with enterprise platforms
Establish alerting/notification systems and engineering runbooks that raise signal, increase reliability, and shorten mean time to detect/resolve issues across data/ML services
Define and instrument KPIs that quantify model performance, data quality, and business impact; automate alarms for drift, bias, and SLA breaches
Mentor and uplevel the team, setting technical direction, code and science standards, and coaching peers and junior scientists in experimental design and production engineering
Champion responsible AI and data governance, partnering with Privacy, Security, and Quality to ensure compliant use of data, robust documentation, and audit‑readiness
Qualification
Required
Typically requires a Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline, and a minimum of 13+ years related experience or a Master's degree and 8+ years equivalent industry experience of a PhD and 5+ years of experience
Significant experience in medtech/biotech or similar regulated, quality‑driven settings; comfortable navigating audits, validations, and documentation expectations
Proven track record leading software & data science projects and cross‑functional workstreams; strong mentorship history and ability to influence at senior levels
Active AWS Machine Learning Specialty certification; hands‑on with Python, Amazon Redshift, AWS CDK, AWS Lambda, and Amazon SageMaker
Practical mastery of data lake design, batch/streaming data pipelining, CI/CD for analytics/ML, and secure, compliant data operations (access controls, logging, encryption, least‑privilege)
Demonstrated success delivering supervised and unsupervised algorithms into production with monitoring, A/B evaluation, and continuous improvement
Experience building alerting/notification systems, reliability playbooks, and runbooks that improve efficiency and operational readiness for engineering teams
Ability to translate complex quantitative ideas for diverse audiences—executives, commercial partners, and engineering—through crisp narratives and visuals
Preferred
Preferred Master's degree in a quantitative field (Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, Engineering)
Experience teaching graduate‑level courses and mentoring learners at an accredited university
Benefits
A full and comprehensive benefits program.
Growth opportunities on a global scale.
Access to career development through learning programs.
Company
Dexcom
Dexcom develops, manufactures, and distributes continuous glucose monitoring systems for diabetes management.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (54)
2024 (41)
2023 (67)
2022 (75)
2021 (49)
2020 (36)
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2.16BKey Investors
RWI Group
2023-05-02Post Ipo Debt· $1B
2020-05-12Post Ipo Debt
2018-11-01Post Ipo Equity· $750M
Leadership Team
Jacob Leach
Chief Operating Officer
Matt Dolan
Executive Vice President, Strategy, Corporate Development & Dexcom Labs
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